Invoice-holder.



R. C. BENDER. INVOICE HOLDER. APPLICATION FIL-ED AFR. 23| 1938.

1,27' 9,971. Patented sept. 24, 1918.

STATE 5T. Louis, Mo

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ROBERT C. BENDER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

INVOICE-HOLDER.

Application filed April 23, 1918.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT C. BENDER, a citizen of the Unit-ed States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Invoice- Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, suoli as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referf ence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to an invoice holder particularly of the general type disclosed in Patents Nos. 1,256,866 and 1,256,867 issued to me February 19, 1918, the principal object of my present invention being to generally improve upon and simplify the construction of the invoice holders disclosed in said patents; further, to provide an invoice holder which is relatively simple in construction and operation, which can be easily and cheaply manufactured, and further, to combine with the body of the holder, two or more spring-held retaining fingers and to provide means for simultaneously releasing said retaining lingers.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevational view of an invoice holder of my improved construction and showing an invoice sheet 0r card held in position bythe retaining fingers on the front of said holder.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the holder.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken approXimately on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings which illustrate a practical embodiment of my invention, 10 designates the body of the improved holder, the same being preferably formed of a rectangular section of comparatively Vthin sheet metal, and portions of the top edge and upper portions of the side edges are bent forwardly and inwardly to form retaining lips or flanges 11 for a removable card 12, the same being printed with suitable headings and data, which serve as a guide for the invoices placed on the holder.

Arranged for rocking movement in suitable bearings 13 which are secured to the 'Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1918.

Serial No. 230,228.

front face of the body l0 near the lefthand edge thereof, are short shafts 14 of wire or the like, the outer ends thereof being formed into comparatively small crank arms 15. The outer portions of these crank arms are connected by a rod 16 of wire or the like, and formed therein near the center is a short outwardly projecting loop or finger 17. The inner ends of' the shafts 14 are bent to form crank arms 18 and formed integral therewith and extending transversely over the central portion of the body 10 of the L.holder are fingers 19, the same being preferably semi-circular or oval in cross section.

One end of a comparatively small torsional spring 21 is secured to one end of each shaft 14, the opposite end of said spring bearing against the faceof the holder 10 'and the normal tendency of each spring is "to cause the corresponding finger 19 to bear 'with yielding pressure downwardly against lthe face of the body 10 of the holder. Thus 'invoice sheets or cards such as A may be "placed on the face of the holder and firmly held thereon by the spring-pressed fingers 19 and as said ngers are very narrow, they cover relatively small portions of the surface of the uppermost invoice sheet or card, and as a result, all of the matter printed or written on said invoice sheet can be readily observed.

To elevate the retaining fingers 19 to insert or remove an invoice sheet, the nger 17 is engaged and pushed upwardly, which action simultaneously rocks the shafts 14 through the crank arms 15, and consequently swings the crank arms 18 and retaining ngers 19 upwardly as shown by dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3. With the retaining fingers thus positioned, an invoice sheet can be readily inserted or removed. The rocking motion thus imparted to shafts 14 necessarily creates tension in the torsional springs 21, and this tension is effective in returning the actuated parts to their normal positions when the pressure on the finger 17 is removed.

An invoice holder of my improved construction is comparatively simple, can be easily and cheaply manufactured, and provides an efiicient and convenient time and labor-saving device for all business houses where invoice sheets or the like are used.

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved invoice holder' may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described, Without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

l. An invoice holder comprising a plate, a pair of rock shafts arranged for operation on said plate near the sides thereof, crank arms carried by said rock shafts, invoice retaining fingers carried by said crank arms and extending partially across the face of the plate, and means` for simultaneously actuating said rock shafts.

2. An invoice holder comprising a plate, a pair of rock shafts arranged for operation on said plate near the sides thereof, crank arms carried by said rock shafts, invoice retaining fingers carried by said crank arms and extending partially across the face of the plate, springs associated with said rock shafts for normally forcing the retaining lingers with yielding pressure toward the Copies of this patent may be obtained for face of the plate, and means for simultaneously actuating said rock shafts.

An invoice holder comprising a plate, portions of the edges thereof being bent to form` card retaining lips, spring actuated rock shafts journaled onl the plate near one side thereof, crank arms carried by said rock shafts, and invoice retaining fingers carried by said crank arms and overlying the face of the plate.

4. An invoice holder comprising a plate, portions of the edges thereof being bent to form card retaining lips, spring-held rock shafts joui-nailed on the plate near one side thereof, crank arms carried by said rock shafts, invoice retaining lingers carried by said crank arms and overlying the face of the plate, and means for simultaneously actuating said rock shafts.

In testimony whereof l hereunto aiiix my signature this 20th day of April, 1918.

ROBERT C. BENDER.

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